# Barwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 163 households**, the 124th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 842people (2011)
- 163households
- 51.7%literacy
- 845455PIN code

## Barwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barwa is 845455.** Barwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845455
- Gram panchayatBinwalia
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216730

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barwa from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**957

Working population ****25.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 40.6% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 171 (81%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narkatiaganj

- Mathia Nisf912 people
- Mujauna901 people
- Murli875 people
- Chitamanpur871 people
- Garurha837 people
- Sakraul815 people
- Merraul802 people
- Terhi Kuia782 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barwa?845455
- How far is Barwa from Bettiah?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barwa?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?51.7% (Census 2011)